Chapter 20 Twenty, micro-integrity

Merit Box: In Japanese temples, people often steal money from the merit box.The monks didn't care about it, and they didn't care when they saw it.The monk explained: If a person steals money from the monastery, he is already in extreme distress. Buddhism is widely open, so is there any reason not to help people in distress?Moreover, those who have stolen money from the temple will feel guilty sooner or later, return to the temple, and double donate for peace of mind—life is like this merit box, and only by giving in silence can there be double harvest. Reality: Russian writer Leo Tolstoy said in his "My Confession": recalling my youth, I felt a little fear in my heart, because I committed crimes, killed people in wars, and participated in gambling... Life lasted for ten years.And then I started writing, but with shitty motives, because I was writing for the money and the flattery...and looking at this book, I was like, this old Thompson, so real, so honest.

Yixing: Zhang Yike, a 51-year-old tycoon in Chongqing, opened a restaurant and made millions.In the early years, he had a daughter who unfortunately fell into the water and died without help.Zhang Yike felt the pain in his heart, and vowed to help someone who died, and not to be a bystander.One day, four children happened to be drowning. Zhang Yike jumped into the water and rescued the four children. He was exhausted and went into shock. After the rescue, he regained consciousness.Because of the gratitude of the four children, one of the children knelt down to recognize his adoptive father, and Zhang Yike accepted the godson.

Farmer: Tan Xuewen, a native of Guizhou, has a primary school education. He saw that the children of migrant workers had no schooling, so he gave all he had to start a school.He said: "A person's life is actually divided into three days. On the first day, he depends on his parents, on the second day he depends on himself, and on the third day he depends on his children. Without good education and training, life for three days is difficult." He said it very well, relying on our parents, ourselves, and our children, everything depends on ourselves. During the American Civil War, Robert Lee, the commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army, had a manor near Washington, which was confiscated by the North in the name of tax arrears, and Robert Lee demanded to make up the tax owed.The northern government said it was okay to pay the tax, and invited Robert Lee to pay the tax. Of course, General Lee could not go, so the manor was confiscated.At the end of the war, General Li's son sued the government for occupation, and won the lawsuit and received a compensation of 150,000 US dollars.This is America, where the dignity and property of the loser are also respected and protected.

During the war between the warlords of Zhiwan and Anhui in the Republic of China, the Zhi army approached Beijing.Xu Shuzheng from the Anhui department started to run away. He rushed out of the house, rushed into the bank to withdraw money, and then rushed into the bookstore to return the book money owed to the boss.The owner of the bookstore was shocked and said, "It's all at this juncture, don't you say run away quickly, and come back to pay back the money?"Xu Shuzheng said with a smile: If I don't pay it back now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future.After speaking, he turned around and ran away... This is the style of an old soldier.

Hate only hate me, less time to study, more time to experience things.If there is anything going on in Wanfang today, it is all up to me.The mistakes of the imperial system have suffered my life, labored my soldiers, panicked people, and withered business. For such results, you have to blame yourself.It is a small matter that wrongs me, but a big one that wrongs the country. Touching my heart is painful and ashamed! ... In 1916, Yuan Shikai failed to proclaim himself emperor, announced the abolition of the monarchy and the restoration of the republic.Yuan Shikai died on June 6 of the same year, leaving such a suicide note of self-blame.He is a man who admits his mistakes.

Xu Chengyu, a patriotic young man in the late Qing Dynasty, was born to Xu Tong, a bachelor.The father and son hated traitors the most. From time to time, five ministers opposed the Boxers and were killed by Xu's father and son in the name of traitors.The Eight-Power Allied Forces came, and Xu Tong wanted to take his son to commit suicide and die for the country.Xu Chengyu said: Dad, you die first.Xu Tong committed suicide, Xu Chengyu buried his father's body, and fled in disguise.The Japanese soldiers caught him and hosted a banquet for him. He was overjoyed and claimed that he had killed his relatives righteously, and the Japanese killed him after feeding him.

Jiang Weiguo said that when the Anti-Japanese War was victorious, he was the battalion commander and had a small semiconductor. He was the first to hear the news of Japan's surrender, so he immediately used all the soldiers' salaries to buy firecrackers and wine, and bought up all the local firecrackers and wine.The soldiers said he was crazy. As a result, when the news of Japan's surrender was widely spread, the people who celebrated could only come to the welfare agency here in Jiang Weiguo to buy firecrackers and wine.Jiang Weiguo sold it at a higher price, and the money he earned paid double salaries to the soldiers...

When Columbus sailed, he first asked Portugal for funding.But the king of Portugal had too many eyes and pretended not to be interested. In fact, he secretly sent people to sea. However, the ship sent by Portugal encountered a sailor rebellion on the way, and the great voyage failed.And Columbus went to Spain again, and with the support of Spain, he carried out a great voyage, and finally made Spain replace Portugal and ascended the position of the sea power hegemony... Don't be too human, too much will take yourself into account. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there was Liu Shouguang, the king of Yan, who was extremely cruel.Jin Wang Li Cunxu came to attack him, Liu Shouguang wanted to surrender, and the patriotic young Li Xiaoxi jumped out to stop him: Don't be a traitor!Liu Shouguang was encouraged and continued to resist, but Li Xiaoxi ran to Li Cunxu and surrendered.After Liu Shouguang was captured, he accused Li Xiaoxi of fooling him. Li Cunxu laughed and killed Li Xiaoxi first, then Liu Shouguang... In any era, there are Li Xiaoxi, so be careful not to be fooled by him.

Talk about traditional culture.During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chinese paid attention to honor, the so-called moral integrity.With nobles and intellectuals as the main body, including more small people, they value honor more than their own lives.Since the Qin Dynasty, totalitarian rulers have ruled the world, and what they hate most is human dignity and independence.The independence of the warriors was completely destroyed and wiped out.From then on, Chinese people seldom fight for honor, they only fight for face.Face is only the eminence of power, self-humiliation rather than honor.

Chiang Ching-kuo, who hated bureaucracy the most, limited meetings to 40 minutes.When others talk at length, he fiddles with his fingers or puts his palms together and touches his face to express his impatience.He announced the ten commandments of civil servants to stop extravagance and waste, and severely punish corruption.He said that the only way to overcome the bureaucracy is to make everything public, and decided to disclose all government budgets except defense and foreign affairs funds... He explained: times are changing, the environment is changing, and the trend is also changing. If you want beautiful lips, speak kind words; if you want lovely eyes, see the good in others; if you want a slim figure, give your food to the hungry; Touch your hair once; for a graceful posture, remember that you are not alone when you walk. ——Oscar actress Audrey Hepburn, last words to her daughter (her grandfather Hepburn invented eye drops when he came to China to preach).

What makes a man valuable is not how much truth he has, or thinks he has, but how much honest effort he makes to find out.Because what really expands a person's strength is not the possession of the truth, but the tireless search for the truth.Do this alone, and the man is perfect... This is what the German playwright Gotthould Lessing said in 1778. Tell me the story of Long Yingtai.Long Yingtai wrote articles and served as the director of the "Cultural Bureau" in Taiwan for a while.When she becomes an official, she can no longer be as comfortable as before, and some congressmen come to trouble her. Taiwan's congressmen have the right to investigate officials.The councilor first checked Long Yingtai's phone bill, and found out that on the day Long Yingtai took office, he specially gave several numbers to the secretary, saying that these were his family's numbers and he would pay for it himself.In the end, no problem was found, and Long Yingtai escaped unscathed. During the Anti-Japanese War, Huang Renyu was a company commander in Yunnan, keeping an eye on the soldiers every day to prevent them from stealing the dogs of the common people and killing them for food.Huang Renyu said that this is not about military discipline, but that the soldiers have poor self-control. They eat hard when they catch something, get sick when they eat it, and die when they get sick. Soldiers die... In fact, the only requirement we have for others is this: hold on, carry your own equipment, and don't try to save yourself. 1911: Wuchang guns started, Yuan Shikai went to a secret meeting, some people think that the party members are incompetent.Yuan said: "With Li Yuanhong around, what does it mean to have no one?"Li's family, Yuanhong, participated in the Sino-Japanese War of Jiawu and survived the sinking of a ship. He only knew that he had a country, but he didn't know that he had a family.At the time of Xinhai, he was forced to serve as the governor at gunpoint. Since then, he has devoted himself to the Chinese people and adhered to this belief throughout his life.His influence and strategic planning ability prompted the response of the provinces, and he was a decisive figure in the beginning of the Republic of China. Bi Shumin gave a very good speech, she said: ... You should not be complacent about such inequality, you can speak out.Whether you say it or not, the temporary result may be the same, but the long-term feeling and influence are different, and it is different for the development of your character.And, as long as you keep talking, things might change.Remember, it is always useful to have voices, as they may be heard and cause change. Great Wisdom: Lao Tzu said: Dao is crooked, great skill is clumsy.Wisdom must do the opposite, so it is said that great wisdom is like foolishness.Stupid people have stupid blessings, because stupid people have no scheming.With such a person, you can relax physically and mentally, and you can get close to each other without too much vigilance.Silly often means persistence and loyalty, as well as generosity and honesty, which makes people stand on his side unconsciously.A fool gets more by accident than a wise man works hard. Warlord: During the Northern Expedition, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister to China, came to Zhang Zuolin and asked Japan to control the Northeast, on the condition that Japan would provide money and guns to help Zhang Zuolin unify China by force.Zhang Zuolin refused, and Fangze Qianji went to Zhang Zongchang. Zhang Zuolin hurriedly found Zhang Zongchang and said to him: We both have the surname Zhang, so we can't embarrass him.I would rather lose than agree to the Japanese.Zhang Zongchang was ordered to explicitly reject the Japanese, and the Japanese had nothing to do. Li Xian: Zhang Zuolin, who came from a reckless background, loves to swear when he speaks, but he is very careful when speaking to his trusted subordinates.Once he was arguing with his subordinate Yang Yuting, and uttered a foul word in a hurry. Yang Yuting was furious and asked sharply: Who are you scolding?Zhang Zuolin immediately bowed to Yang Yuting to apologize, and said in a low voice: I accidentally said the wrong thing, I really didn't scold you... It took Yang Yuting's anger to calm down with difficulty.Later Hu Shi heard about this incident and said: This story is very beautiful. Traitor: Gong Xiaogong, the son of Gong Zizhen, a patriotic poet in the late Qing Dynasty, is more talented than his father, but he is a traitor.Once with the British in negotiating with the court, Prince Gong cursed: Gong Xiaogong, your family has been deeply favored by the country for generations, why did you work for a tiger?Gong Xiaogong scolded back: My father is not even a Hanlin, I rely on British people for food, your country treats me shit!Prince Gong was speechless... Mencius said: The king treats his ministers like grass, and the ministers treat him like a bandit.It's true. Nonsense: Tao Xisheng, a famous social historian during the Republic of China, later entered politics.He was employed by a law school to give lectures on the conflict between Taoism and Buddhism and the conflict between politics and religion in Chinese history: the difficulty of the three martial arts and one sect of law.After the lecture, the professors of the history department were furious and protested, saying: What Tao Xisheng said was nonsense and nonsense. He is an inventor of history. Only after I found it did I realize that Tao Xisheng was not lying. Persistence and test: Mao Yushi said: Standing on the side of justice is not difficult, but once insisting on justice conflicts with one's own interests, the test will come.For example, telling the truth is sometimes risky.Do you give in to lies or stick to the truth?I am afraid that most people will abandon justice.Otherwise, why are there so many lies in our society?Most people may not always be right. If you insist on justice, you will have to offend many people, and the test will come. Prejudice: Buffett Jr. said: If you don’t like this one, you don’t like that one, in the end your world will only be left with yourself, and a few people who look like you and think like you.He also said: Everyone should pay special attention to two things: first, people should never accept tolerance as something that is innate, but actively cultivate this attitude; Disadvantage, which itself is a kind of prejudice. Festival: U.S. President Barack Obama and the British Prime Minister formed a table tennis men's doubles partner at the Globe College in London to face two 16-year-old students.What do you think those two kids did?They actually played Obama 11:0, 11:0, which makes the leaders feel embarrassed.And even more ruthless, take a good look at the racket in Obama's hand, it turned out to be a broken racket... Warlord: When Duan Qirui was prime minister, someone came to make trouble.It turned out that Duan Qirui was poor all his life, didn't own property, and lived in a rented house in Beijing all the time.Later, Yuan Shikai played cards with others and won a house, so he gave the house to Duan Qirui.But the person who lost the house did not give Yuan Shikai the house deed, and when Yuan Shikai died, the loser's son would use the house deed to make a fuss.Prime Minister Duan Qirui admitted defeat, moved out obediently, and returned the house to the other party. Personality management: Zhang Zuolin has no doubts about employing people. As long as his subordinates tell him how many people he has recruited, Zhang Zuolin will give money immediately without even looking at it.His subordinates were grateful to Dade, and Zhang Zuolin became stronger and stronger, and his strength greatly increased.Zhang Zongchang was very envious, and he followed suit. His subordinates reported how many people they recruited, and Zhang Zongchang immediately gave money, but all Zhang Zongchang encountered were liars. It is a part of personality charm, which cannot be learned. Corruption: After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang accepted high-level officials into the Japanese-occupied areas, made a lot of money, and made great efforts to embezzle.There was a small section chief surnamed Li who was determined not to embezzle.He went to take over a coal mine and returned a large amount of money after the severance pay was paid. The workers asked for the money to be divided, but he refused and handed it over in full.The workers were furious and jointly reported him for corruption. As a result, the only person who was not corrupt was jailed for five years for corruption, and no one reported the real corrupt...